Casserole frame



1.1. OMARA. CASSEROLE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1921.

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CASSEROLE FRAME.

Application filed February 23, 1921. Serial No. 447,148.

To aZZ 10 how. it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN J. OMARA, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Casserole Frame, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new and improved frame for casseroles, andhas for an object the construction of a frame such that the time, laborand expense involved in the manufacture of casserole frames is verysubstantially reduced.

Another object resides in the provision of a frame and handle portionsfor casseroles so constructed that the assembling of the parts is suchas to permit and facilitate the polishing of the main frame thoroughlybefore the handle portion is attached, whereby the polishing process ismade much more simple.

A further object resides in the provision of a handle portion and aframe portion so related and co-operating as to permit of the quick andready assembly of a minimum number of parts each of which can beseparately formed complete prior to the final assembly of all the partsin their ultimate co-operative relation.

A still further object resides in the particular construction andarrangement of parts which are hereinafter described and claimed andshown in the accompanying.

drawings.

The invention is shown in the drawings, of which Figure 1 is a verticaltransverse section taken through the casserole frame on a line passingthrough the middle of the handle portion;

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The preferred embodiment of my invention, as shown in the drawings,comprises a casserole frame in the form of a band 10. It is understoodthat the material from which this band or frame is formed can be of anysuitable design. It is preferable, however, to roll the upper and loweredges of the band or strip as shown at 11, the rolls containingreenforcing or staying wires 12 so as to form heads at the top andbottom provided adjacent the ends of'the connect-- ing parts, as shownat 14.

A handle portion, such as 15,, having an integrally formed foot 16, isadapted to be associated with the frame 10 and connected theretoadjacent the seam or connecting line 13 above mentioned. Projecting lugs17, preferably of some soft metal, extending from the inner faces of thehandle and foot portions, are adapted to project through the openings orapertures 14; in the adjacent ends of the band 10 and arefiattened overon the inner side of the band to rivet the handle and foot portions tothe band or frame.

However, prior to the application of the handle and foot portions to theframe, a sheet-metal plate 18 is placed against the inner face of theframe over the abutting edges and is provided with apertures registeringwith theapertulies 1a in the frame. The edges of these apertures in theplate 18 are turned over, as represented by'the numeral 19 in Figure 2,to bind the plate 18 to the frame 10 and hold the adjacent contactingends of the frame together. By thus providing a plate on the inner faceof the frame to hold the ends of the band together, the outside of thisband can be polished very readily, since it is firmly and tightly heldtogether without any projecting portions on the outer periphery thereofwhich is to be polished. After this polishing action has taken place, asimilarly-shaped plate 20 is placed over the seam 13 on the outer faceof the band or frame 10. This plate may be of any suitable shape,preferably that shown in Figure 3, and the surface of this plate iscoated or prepared in a manner similar to that in which the outersurface of the frame and the surfaces of the handle and foot portionsare prepared. For instance, this plate 20 may be nickel The- - hold theplate 20 temporarily in place until the handle and foot portions havebeen applied, and also to hide the bare end of the seam 13. The plate 20is provided with apertures designed to register with the'apertures 14 inthe adjacent ends of the frame 10. WVhe'n the plate 20 ,is in place, the

handle and foot portions are placed against this plate, with the lugportions 17 projecting through the apertures in the plate 20, the frame10 and the plate 18, after, which the ends of these lug portions areriveted or flattened over on the inside to tightly hold the handle andfoot portions and the plate 20 to the frame.

It will be readily observed from a consideration of the abovedescription that the handle and foot portions, the plates 20, the plates18 and the frame 10, can all be completely and separately made andprepared prior to their ultimate assembly. The first step involves theformation of the frame and the connection of its adjacent free ends bymeans of the plate 18, after which the frame can very readily and simplybe polished. The plate 20 can bestamped out and finished and platedcomplete as can thehandle and foot portions. This capacity of separatemanufacture and completion before assembly facilitates the manufactureof the frame and its co-operating parts and also reduces the time, labor and expense in volved therein.

What I claim is:

1. A casserole frame comprising a split metallic band havin aplurality'of apertures adjacent its ends, a metallic plate disposed overthe adjacent ends of the band on the inside of the same andprovidedpassing through the apertures of the said band and plates andhaving their ends flate tened on the inner plate. I

' 2. A casserole frame construction comprising a split metallic bandhaving free ends which are placed adjacent each other and which have aplurality of apertures in their adjacent surfaces, a metallic plateplaced over the seams in the ad acent end portlons on the outside of theframe and which has apertures registering with the apertures in theframe, a handle portion adapted to be connected to the frame, andprojecting lugsv on said handle portion, said lugs projecting throughthe apertures in the plate and frame and riveted on their inner ends tofasten the handle portion, tion and the frame together. a

3. In a casserole frame, a split metallic band having a pluralityofapertures adjacent its ends, anda metallic plate arranged over theadjacent ends of the band on the inner face thereof and having aperturesregistering with the apertures of the band, the edges of the aperturesof the said plate being bent into the apertures of the band totemporarily hold the ends of the band together to permit the outersurface of the band to be polished before the completion of their"adjacent surfaces, a metallic [plate covering the seam and the adjacentends and disposed on the outside surface of the frame, said plate havingapertures register ing, when the plate is in position, with theapertures in the frame, a handle portion'connected to the frame, proecting lugs on said handle portlon, said lugs pro ectlngthrough theapertures in the plate and frame and riveted on their inner ends tofasten the handle portion, the plate portion and the frame together, anda curved, integral finger portion extending from one edge of the plateover the adjacent edge of the frame to hold the plate to the frame.

5. A casserole frame, comprising a split metallioband having aperturesadjacent its the plate por ends, metallic apertured plates over theadjacent endsof the hand, one on the inside and the other on theoutside,the edges of the apertures of the inner plate being bent intothe apertures of the band to temporarily fasten said plate to the band,and a handle provided with lugs extending through the apertures of theplates and band and flattened on the said inner late.

. JOHN J. OMA -A.

